To correct this inequality between the bourgeoisie, who are the wealthy minority, and the proletariat, who are the poorer majority, Marxism advocates, and believes in the historical inevitability of, a proletarian revolution, when the proletariat take control of government, and then implement reforms to benefit their class, namely the confiscation of private property which is then taken under state control and run for the benefit of the people rather than for the interests of private profit. Such a system is socialism, although Marxists believe that eventually a socialist society would develop into an entirely classless system, which is known as communism in Marxist thought.

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Critics of Marxism constantly point to a number of problems within Marxism itself. One major concern is the use of force within such a society. A Marxist society encourages the use of force against those who are considered to be a part of the bourgeoisie class. It is worth noting that the bourgeoisie class is never fully defined within Marx's work. It is simply those who own the means of production. In Marxism, the force of government would be used against this class of people. This could easily include the bread baker who sells his goods for profit to the CEO of a major corporation. The force of government would not discern between the two and simply punish both based on ill-defined class.

Another problem within Marxism is the lack of motivation to produce. In such a society, the means of production would be owned by the government for the most part if not completely. There is staggering amounts of evidence that if individuals are not allowed to own private property, said individuals will not be motivated to innovate or perform. There simply is no incentive. The state has no reason to innovate simply because it has the ability to tax and use force to acquire what it needs.

A major concern among critics of Marxism is the road to achieving such a state of government. Most cases where socialistic ideologies are formed, they have been brought about by violence and chaos. These ideologies often encourage the use of a revolution to bring about change in the form of violence. If this change happens on a more peaceful term such as a democracy, the violence will still be present as individuals resist the authority of government to maintain there sovereign rights.[citation needed]